Saturday, December 7, 2013

We did get snow!

Chrome looks frosted by the snow hehe. I LOVE his color. I wish it would always stay that way!

Well, we did end up getting some snow, but as you can see in the picture it wasn't much. It didn't even cover the grass and I didn't bother measuring it. It was cool though because it got so cold I could walk on the snow without breaking through the crust. I've never had that happen. When we get snow it's usually wet and melts within a day. :) When the winter storm came through and it was sleeting the poor horses were shivering. I of course felt bad for them so we got the tractor and moved their whole round bale of hay into the barn lol. They were happy then. Spoiled brats. Once they dried off they weren't cold anymore though. They've spent the last few days out in it and haven't shivered a bit. :) So anyway, I'm tired and ready for bed, so here are the rest of the pictures. Enjoy! And let me know what you think of them!

First of all I was trying to get some action shots, because Chrome was feeling so playful....

But due to the delay on my camera I always get this weird, awkward stride!!

See! I told you! And even when I got the stride right I got it from a weird angle...

Like that one above! I did manage to get one good trotting one...

Love this!

So since I was having so much trouble with the stride I decided to try continuous shoot mode on my camera. I haven't used it in a while because it tends to downgrade the quality of the pictures really bad. I started with one setting and got these below... crappy quality, but awesome trot!

I love how his mohawk is backlit and shiny white in the above pictures though. :D Then I tried a different setting on the continuous mode (top six instead of forty) and got these below... I LOVE them!

Even the walking one was in continuous shoot. :D He was lowering his head to sniff the snow. So cute! That was all of the action shots, now check out the rest of them.

This one above I literally hit the shutter when he was a few strides away from me and it snapped the picture when he was right up next to me! It was 20F so maybe the cold was slowing my camera down. Not sure, but it's kind of cute anyway. :D

Full Friesian Alert!

Artsy shot with the pine needles of the same stance as the picture above. It shows how far away he actually was. :)

And then I zoomed in for this shot. He was on full alert for at least a minute!

Here he finally relaxed and started walking toward me. I messed up the focus (trees are sharp and he's blurry), but I really kind of like it! It makes him look dreamy. :D

Look at that tail! I can't tell if it was static or wind!

So handsome!

In the above picture I was leaning against his side for warmth and to block the wind. He was all sleepy eyed and I got this picture. So cute!

I finally left him alone to his nap. I guess all of the playing in the snow wore him out. :)

Look at that bright white mohawk!! Cute sleepy boy. Can you see his dapples? I can't believe he's finally dappling!

Check out Faran's icicles in his mane!!! When he came in that first evening (when we moved the hay) he had icicles from his beard, his mane, his tail, his belly fur! It was crazy! I'd never seen anything like it. Unfortunately I was too busy moving hay that I wasn't able to get a picture, but the one above is several days later... yeah it's been so cold that they haven't melted in DAYS! The crazy thing is once the horses were dry they were fine and didn't even want in the barn anymore. I wish I had the cold tolerance of a horse!

6 comments:

Some really great shots in there! Chrome's so photogenic. I hate when the camera decides it knows what focal point you really want. I keep my camera in continuous mode a lot around horses, doesn't seem to kill quality too much the way its set, and at least i don't end up with a bunch of blurry shots.

Thanks guys!! I was beginning to think nobody was blogging anymore because I haven't seen any comments in my email and then I came here.... and there they are... I wonder why they aren't being sent to my email anymore. Thanks for commenting. You guys are great!

Also I have decided as awesome as these pictures are I HATE ice!!! I fell three times in one day... wait until you hear the details. I'll update as soon as possible.

Date Aquired: 10-19-09 at five months old.Likes: Eating, clicker training, being brushed, playing (with anything he can get his teeth on), training, grazing and getting dirty.Dislikes: Being ignored and/or bored, being in a stall and standing still for long periods of time (unless he's being brushed).

Chrome's Barn Colors: Royal blue and silver.

If you're not a very avid reader but would still like to follow Chrome's progress be sure to check out hisMonthly Progress Reportson the nineteenth of every month. You can also read more about him on the About Chrome page.

Chrome's Conformation Shot

About Rocky

Name: RockyNicknames: Rocks, RockStar, King of Side EyeSire:Unknown, but was pinto colored and registered AQHA or APHADam: Unknown, but was black and registered AQHABreed: Quarter Horse/PaintDOB: 2004Height: 14.3hhWeight:1278lbsColor: Black Sabino

Date Aquired: 5-30-15.Likes: Food! Being boss. He was always the low man on the totem pole so he's loving ruling the roost here.Dislikes: Leaving his herd and having his hooves soaked for thrush.

Barn Colors: Coming soon. Hubby hasn't decided yet.

History: His sire (a show horse) broke into the neighbor's pasture, so the breeding was not planned. The old man who owned the mare died and the family sold his dam to a friend of my friend C. After Rocky was born the friend sold his dam. C played with and trained Rocky from the day he was born. She started him under saddle and did all of his training. Eventually the friend gave him to C and she's had him ever since until she gave him to me.

About Led Zeppelin

Date Aquired: My dad rescued/bought him shortly before I brought Chrome home, but he gave him to us on 1-18-10.

Likes: Treats, forehead scratches, his buddies and braying early in the morning.Dislikes: Being handled at all (his first three years were spent in someone's backyard never being touched), sudden movements and sometimes his bratty pasture mate Chrome. :D

About Me

Me with Chrome's sire Jan!

I'm almost thirty, live in the USA and I love horses (obviously). I've been obsessed with Friesians (that's Chrome's purebred Friesian sire in the above picture) for over ten years. I started riding horses when I was five and always had horses from then until 2007 when I found myself without one. I wanted a Friesian, but the budget wouldn't allow for it so I started looking at crosses. I found Chrome (Friesian/Arabian) and I haven't regretted it for a second. I bought him as a five month old weanling in 2009 and I've done all of his training myself. The blog is about our continued journey together as I attempt to make him my dream all around horse who can do anything from dressage, competitive trail riding, driving, mounted archery, working equitation and anything else we want to try. He's still very green and we obviously have a long way to go, but you're welcome to follow along on our journey. I also love dogs, art, photography, writing, reading, fishing, biking, camping, archery and many other things. You can learn more on my About Me page, my Equestrian Bucket List page and my FAQ page.